We have seen in the UK that, when attacked by violent animal rights extremists and vociferous antivivisectionists...
Scientists have grown a thin strip of heart muscle, which is able to beat spontaneously, using stem cells from a mouse embryo.
Researchers have used gene therapy to correct movement problems in macaque monkeys with Parkinson’s symptoms.
Researchers have discovered that a derivative of cholesterol is necessary for forming brain cells.
In a mouse study, scientists have engineered stem cells to enhance their healing properties.
A discovery in pigs could increase the number of transplants that can be performed.
Scientists have extended the lifespan of mice by manipulating their genomes.
Scientists have shown that the drug vorinostat is able to cross the blood-brain barrier, and reduce the development of brain tumours in mice.
Studies using mice suggest that lack of sleep could increase the development of plaques in the brain, accelerating the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
After more than 50 experiments in mice, scientists have mapped out how a set of white blood cells (lymphocytes) set the pace of recovery after serious lung injury.
The UK Bioscience sector prepared a submission of supplementary evidence to the House of Lords European Union Committee, Sub –Committee D (Environment and Agriculture) on the revision of Directive 86/609.
We have been watching with great concern the animal rights extremists’ campaigns taking place in the United States and California in particular.
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